Caterpillars of Eastern Forests

Apatelodid Moths (Family Apatelodidae)

This small tropical family has only 5 species in North America, 2 of which are
widely distributed in the East. The caterpillars are densely hairy, with long
prolegs that extend laterally. Eastern species bear middorsal tufts, which are
absent in tent caterpillars. The crochets are of 2 alternating lengths (most
hairy caterpillars have crochets of a single length or with smaller crochets
found only at either end of a series).